Hood Latch Problems of Kia Motor Sedona

On three occasions my vehicle's engine would stumble and refuse to accelerate when gas peddle was depressed to reach a lower gear to accelerate. I was forced to pull out of busy traffic to roadway shoulder, where engine continued to stumble or misfire. When I shut off the ignition and restarted my kia Sedona, it retuned to normal operation. A second mishap was the sudden opening of the engine compartment hood, which flew up and struck my windshield, completely blocking my view. Fortunately I was able to slow and stop the vehicle without further damage, beside a bent hood and broken hinges and hood struts. You have issued a recall for several states, but not for florida where this happened.

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Tl the contact owns a 2007 kia Sedona. While driving 35 mph, the hood popped up and smashed the windshield. The contact pulled the vehicle over, closed the hood, and drove home slowly. The dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16v389000 (latches/locks/linkages). The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was unknown.

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The contact owns a 2006 kia Sedona. While the contact's wife was driving 55 mph, the hood suddenly opened. The hood struck and damaged the windshield and roof. The vehicle was towed to griffin motors company (11031 perry hwy, meadville, PA 16335 814-336-2161) where it was diagnosed with a corroded latch that needed replacement. The contact stated that he was not informed of NHTSA campaign number: 16v389000 (latches/locks/linkages) prior to the incident. The vehicle was not repaired due to the manufacturer and dealer stating that the repair cost exceeded the value of the vehicle. The failure mileage was 133,000.

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The contact owns a 2008 kia Sedona. While driving 65 mph, the hood of the vehicle became unlatched and fractured the windshield. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 108,323.

The contact owns a 2006 kia Sedona. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 16v389000 (latches/locks/linkages) and 16v389000 (latches/locks/linkages); however, the parts for the recall repairs were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repairs. While driving approximately 55 mph, the hood of the vehicle suddenly opened and smashed the windshield. The contact had the vehicle towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the windshield and the hood needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 163,000. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

The contact owns a 2006 kia Sedona. While driving approximately 55 mph, the hood latch malfunctioned and caused the hood to open and separate from the vehicle. During the incident, the front windshield was shattered, and the fenders and body were damaged. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 268,000.

The contact owns a 2008 kia Sedona. While driving approximately 65 mph, the hood opened and smashed against the windshield and roof. The vehicle was driven to the nearest dealer. The manufacturer stated that there was no failure with the hood latch. The vehicle was repaired at the owner's expense. Two years later, the contact received a recall notification for NHTSA campaign number: 16v389000 (latches/locks/linkages). The manufacturer refused to repair the damages caused by the hood latch failure. The approximate failure mileage was 50,000.

2008 kia Sedona. Consumer requests reimbursement for damages stating while driving the hood flew up blinding the driver's view. The hood latch was replaced.

The contact owns a 2006 kia Sedona. While driving at approximately 50 mph, the front hood unlatched and fell from of the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer where the contact was informed that she must have left the hood open in order for the failure to occur. The hood was replaced by the dealer. The failure and current mileages were 105,000.

I have had numerous problems with my kia Sedona. Within a few months of ownership the head gasket blew and it was towed in and replaced. Then the windshield broke during the night in the garage with no weather extremes. I replaced that. In 2 years I've had 2 blowouts to the front driver's tire. The only 2 in my whole 30+ years of driving. Dealer says its not the car. The front wheel bearings were replaced. In Dec 2004 the engine was replaced, the lumbar support was broken and fixed, the driver's doorhandle broke and was fixed by kia. Jan18 it was back in because the hood release was not working. It was fixed and we picked up the vehicle 1/19. On 1/21 the gas pedal stuck, I brought it in and they fixed it immediately. " the cover had fallen down and they tied it back up. " obviously not a good job because it stuck again on the way home at 65mph. I was finally able to stop the car and had it towed back in. I think it is a death trap!.

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